Slash, Kirk Hammett and Other Rockers Remember Jim Dunlop

Guitarists are continuing to remember the late Jim Dunlop, Sr., the founder of the well-known Dunlop Manufacturing gear company.

Dunlop died yesterday at age 82, but not before changing music with modernized guitar picks and groundbreaking effects pedals like the Cry Baby wah-wah, which was memorably used by both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix.

"It would be difficult to find a guitar player who hasn’t been affected by Jim's thoughtful innovations," the Dunlop company said in an official remembrance. "Ever attentive to their needs, Jim will live on in the many products that he created to provide people with a better playing experience."